Russia completes testing of Poliment-Redut shipborne air defence missile system

MOSCOW, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) — The testing of the Russian shipborne Poliment-Redut air defence missile system has been completed, Commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy Vladimir Korolev said on Monday.

In an interview with the Russian Krasnaya Zvesda newspaper, Korolev said the air defense missile system for the frigates of the Project 22350 series is capable of hitting air targets located within an up to 150 km radius and at an altitude of up to 30 km.

In November, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that more than 10 launches of Poliment-Redut missiles on Various types of targets had been conducted during state tests in the Northern Fleet.

Source: Xinhua

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Joel Cholo Brooks is a Liberian journalist who previously worked for several international news outlets including the BBC African Service. He is the CEO of the Global News Network which publishes two local weeklies, The Star and The GNN-Liberia Newspapers. He is a member of the Press Union Of Liberia (PUL) since 1986, and several other international organizations of journalists, and is currently contributing to the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation as Liberia Correspondent.